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News Global songwriter royalty collections up 8.5% to €7.5bn in 2015 Harry Fox Agency added to collections for first time
News SoundExchange paid out $264m in Q3 – its biggest quarter in two years CMO is on course to pay out around $900m to rights-holders this year
News CD Baby acquires Show.co, will revive dormant Soundrop Marketing platform and social listening app join digital distribution firm
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News Music Sales acquires Le Chant du Monde publishing catalogue from [PIAS] French firm was established in 1938
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Analysis What’s happened to global market share since Universal bought EMI? What's happened to UMG, Sony, Warner and the indies over the past four years?
News UMG’s Tunecore rival Spinnup surpasses 100,000 artist milestone 29 acts have already been upstreamed by service into Universal label system
News Live Nation acquires Sweden Rock Festival Live Nation Europe boss John Reid celebrates "great addition"
Interviews Can Vevo find a model that works – and make the music business rich? CEO Erik Huggers explains his vision. Are you convinced?
News Alex Branson leaves INgrooves after 8 years – where next? MBW understands that exec is a free agent
News Proper Music Group strikes new deals with Believe and Glitterbeat Believe inks expanded deal with UK independent distributor
News Entertainment One Music names Ted May as UK Director Universal exec joins Chris Taylor's fast-growing company
News Various Artists Management opens North American division in LA Charli xcx and The Libertines company expands to the West Coast
Analysis Why has Universal lost market share this year? French media company's CFO and CEO explain where UMG's sales have gone
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